Highland firefighters are currently battling to bring a large wildlife near Tain under control.
Fire crews were scrambled to the forestry grounds at the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Air Weapons Range near Tain following reports of a wildfire.
Teams spent almost ten hours battling to extinguish the blaze which engulfed around 7.4 acres of young trees across the grounds.
14:53📟 1st appliance mobilised to fire within Forestry Grounds at the MOD Air Weapons Range near Tain. Mobilised alongside Tain, Dornoch, Balintore and Water Carrier/Argocat from Inverness. 🚒 #S30P6#viewspic.twitter.com/N6rySB66wY
— Invergordon Fire Station🏳️🌈🏴🏳️⚧️ (@InvergordonFire) July 1, 2021
Three appliances from Inverness and Dornoch were stationed at the scene as efforts to bring the fire to a head continue.
Appliances from Tain Dornoch, Balintore and Invergordon were dispatched to scene alongside the water carrier/argocat from Inverness following initial reports of the blaze around 1.30pm.
Firefighters deployed knapsacks and backpacks in an effort to bring the fire under control.
